Episodios

  • A conversation about Nipsey Hussle.
    Jun 17 2021

    A great chat with New York Times best selling author, and creator of Vibe Magazine with Quincy Jones, @robertjkenner, on his book 'The Marathon Don't Stop - The Life and Times of Nipsey Hussle. Rob had more than a few stories to tell about his encounters with Nipsey, and I couldn't wait to hear about every one of them. 

     

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    56 m
  • The joys of journalism.
    May 7 2021

    Imagine me as a journalist. Well yes, it happened. Now a few years removed from it, I was intrigued to get the perspective of a journalist who had gown down the broadcast route. So I spoke to Sarah Kilburn-Wilson, a broadcast journalist for ITV Central. But she veered off subject and started talking about men's legs, dodgy accents, and her love for Birmingham. 

     

    It was hard work getting her back on track, but we got there in the end. 

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    55 m
  • Football: remember when it was just that?
    Apr 21 2021

    What a whirlwind few days. The true colours of the sharks and snakes of football have well and truly been shown; only to backtrack and pretend to care about us fans when the backlash became too big. 

    We've all got our opinions on football and what's gone on, rightly or wrongly. But the one thing we're all in unison of: no-one ever wants to see the acronym 'ESL' ever again. 

    Me and my Liverpudlian born and raised pal, Karam Kalirai, discuss what's happened, and what the future of this 'game' might look like. 

     

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    21 m
  • Did JD shoot you?
    Apr 17 2021

    Jamie Drew (JD Shot You) has (photographically) shot a huge number of musicians and artists the Midlands and international stage over the last couple of years. 

    Drake? Light work. Travis Scott? No problem. J Cole? Give JD his lights, please. 

    I wanted to know all about how Jamie got into the photography game, the connections he's made to get there (DJ Semtex being a frequent collaborator, no doubt), what he enjoys so much about it, and what the world holds for him in this day and age of the music and photography industries. 

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    41 m
  • Art galleries, mindset, and motivating yourself.
    Apr 2 2021

    Really enjoyed this one. Steven Sulley didn't have the most usual of routes into the art world. But founding Woodbury House in 2014, a private gallery and specialist contemporary art investment consultancy, he found his calling. He tells his story of the motivation and mindset to get to where he's got to, and why school life and the plumbing trade were not exactly for him. It's a good one. 

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    1 h y 6 m
  • Making music in the industry.
    Mar 20 2021

    I like to believe we all love music, in some shape, form or fashion. So what it's like to work within the music industry, and have the experience of being involved with a major music record label, as well as an independent one? 

     

    Sunjay Kohli's had the best of both worlds. Nearly a decade in the music writing and content world, he has experience beyond his years, and now heads up the YouTube department at BMG, one of the largest independent labels in the music industry. He talks through his time co-founding content collective, The NUBI Group, being part of A Nation of Billions, Warner Music Group, and his Puff Daddy plans to take over the music industry not too far into the future. 

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    48 m
  • Get a Grip.
    Mar 14 2021

    Rappers who can actually rap will always be up there for me. It's a lost art these days. So to say Grip is capable of lyrical warfare would be a slight understatement. 

     

    Born and raised in Atlanta, Grip's leading the new rappers of the old school sound. With his career just taking off, he's your favourite rapper's favourite rapper, and one of the best MC's you've never heard. We discuss his career to date, what this year has in store, and what's needed for him to take over the game. 

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    41 m
  • Hip Hop history: The murders of Biggie and Tupac.
    Feb 26 2021

    It was an absolute honour to speak with former LAPD officer, Greg Kading, who lead the Biggie Smalls murder case from 2006 to 2009, before retiring. 

    We really could have spoken all day, as there were so many questions to ask. Discussing everything from the alleged murderers - Orlando Anderson, Duane 'Keefe D' Davis, and Wardell 'Poochie' Fouse - to Greg's relationship with Voletta Wallace, Biggie's mother, his career history working gang cases in LA, and how, with the help of his team, he is more certain than ever, over ten years after working the case, of who killed Biggie and Tupac. 

    Of course, there's a number of names checks along the way: Dr Dre, Snoop Dogg, Puff Daddy, Suge Knight, Tupac's bodyguard, Frank Alexander, Amir Muhammad, Russell Poole. The list is as long you can imagine. 

    As far as Greg Kading's concerned, the cases are solved. But what do you think? 

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    52 m